Ranma/DBZ Crossover

Lost Souls
by Dark_Ranma_S (Ranma13)

02/07/03

I do not take credit for the Ranma 1/2 characters. 
They are owned and created by the goddess Rumiko
Takahashi.  The rights go to her and Viz
communication.  This is my own story and in no way
express how Rumiko wanted her story to go.  Akira
Toriyama, Toei Animation, owns all DBZ characters. 
With that in mind enjoy!

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Languages
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Chapter 1: Fallen Warriors

Time seemed to slow, each stride felt as if he was
running through quicksand.  Sweat was pouring down his
face, as panic was starting to set in.  The trees were
rushing by as the raced through the forest.  He
couldn�t waste another second.  His friends needed
him.  

As he approached and cleared the forest.  Ranma
stopped, horrified at the scene in front of him. 
Lying on the ground were Mousse, Shampoo, and Ryouga. 
Ranma began to tremble as he saw Akane and Ukyou also
lying on the ground.  Their bodies were motionless as
blank stares were etched onto their faces.  Ranma
turned away unable to look at them.  Turning back
around he saw standing near their bodes was a figure
wearing a black hooded cape.  Ranma started to tremble
with rage, as he knew this was the person who was
responsible for their deaths.

The wind was blowing the cape around the person�s
body; he stood there motionless.  Looking around at
the dead bodies around he bowed his head.  �I�m sorry
Ranma,� speaking in a low emotionless voice, �I only
understand now at the end.�  With his final words, he
unleashed a huge amount of energy.  His body flared
with so much power that it was consuming him.  With a
blinding flash, the energy erupted from his body.  The
sheer power incinerated his body and the bodies of
Ranma�s friends instantly.

Quickly diving to the ground, Ranma felt the shockwave
passed over him as it expanded out destroying the
forest around.  Within a few seconds the area became
deafly quiet.  Not a sound could be heard.  Ranma
stood up as he saw where the person once stood, was a
crater the size of a football field.  Just staring at
the crater his legs began to tremble as his legs gave
out.  Dropping to his knees, Ranma began to cry.  His
father always taught him that crying was for girls,
but he was no longer in control with his emotions. 
Kneeling there he just stared at the crater.  For him
it seemed like an eternity, but only a few moments
passed by, Ranma sensed somebody approaching, �Go
away.�

Cologne just stared at Ranma, �We should get you out
of here.�

Calmly, �I�m not going anywhere.�

�Quiet!  You don�t think I don�t mourn for my great
granddaughter.  She meant more to me than anything.�

Shouting in frustration, �Then where were you!?�

Cologne took a deep breath, �I can�t be everywhere
Ranma, and neither can you.�

Slamming his fist into the ground, �I should have been
there!� softly, �I could have saved them.�

Steeping forward she placed a hand on his shoulder,
�Let them rest in peace momentarily.�

Looking up, �What?�

Cologne nodded, �There maybe a way to bring them
back,�

Quickly standing up, �How?  Where?�

�First we need to get out of here.  It�s a long
journey.  I�ll explain everything on the way.�

He was determined now; he had a reason to continue. 
No matter what he wasn�t going to fail, his friends
counted on him.  It didn�t� really matter where he was
going, it could be hell.  �Where are we going?�

Cologne raised an eyebrow, �China�

***

Ranma was sitting, just staring into the fire.  Not a
word was spoken between the two since their departure
from Nerima.  Traveling a great distance they still
had a long ways to go till they reached the West
Coast.  Poking at the fire, he stared hypnotically
into the flames.  Images of his friends, especially
Ukyou and Akane would appear in front of him.  Pushing
back his emotions, Ranma knew that if there was a way
to bring back his friends.  He had to stay focused.

Cologne appeared in front of Ranma with two bags slung
over her shoulder.  �This should be enough supplies to
last us until we reached China.�  Handing a bag to
Ranma.

Taking the bag, �Thanks�

Watching Ranma, Cologne felt sorry for the boy.  �I
guess this would be a good time to tell you how you
can bring every back to life.�  She watched as he
brought his attention away from the flames.  She had
his full attention.  �First I should tell you the why
before the how.  Only then will you understand what
you�re up against.�

Ranma nodded, �Go on.�

�The Earth that you know of is one of many that exist.
 Each one is different from another in some way.  Some
maybe minute while others could be very drastic.  Some
refer to them as alternate realities, while others
call them parallel universes.�  Pausing she poked the
fire as it started crackling coming back to life. 
�I�m not exactly sure how many exist, but on this one
version of Earth.  There are these artifacts called
Dragonballs.  When all of them are collected they give
the user the ability to make one wish.�

Ranma was shocked by what he was hearing.  �What?  How
do you know all of this?�

Cologne looked up to the clear night sky, �It happened
about forty years ago�.�

******

Standing off to the side, Cologne watched her
granddaughter performing a very complex kata.  A
smiled grew on her face, her granddaughter was by far
the best fighter in her generation.  �Very good young
one.  Go take a rest and eat, we�ll continue in the
afternoon.�

�Okay Grandma,� as a young purple haired girl bounces
off heading to her hut.

Shaking her head, �They have so much energy at that
age.�  Hopping onto her staff, she made her way down
the main road of the village.  Everyone she passed by
gave her a bow of respect.  She acknowledged them by
nodding back.  The day wasn�t going to be a good one
for her.  Since the death of the oldest elder, there
was a vacancy for the highest position in the council.
 She suspected that two ere going to try and claim the
position.  If that were the case, there would be a
power struggle, which could cause a split in the
council.  The split could trickle its way down into
the village.  The village had enough problems with the
Musk Dynasty and the Peoples Republic of China, to
have a conflict amongst them.

Cologne was almost about to enter the Council building
when a huge flash accord in the sky.  Everyone around
her, including herself froze watching where the light
came from.  Covering her eyes from the light, Cologne
tried to get a glimpse of what was happening.  The
light subsided, as two men hovered above their heads. 
The amount of power they were emanating overwhelmed
her senses.  She stared at the sky watching the two. 
As if on cue, they started flying toward each other. 
Their speed was incredible as Cologne had a hard time
keeping up with them.  The ground started shaking from
the shockwave of their impacts.  A streak of light
hurtled toward the ground as a huge earthquake
occurred from the impact.

The elders came out of the hut.  �What�s going on out
here?�

Cologne pointed to the sky, �I would say a battle is
taking place.  I think it would be best if we evacuate
the village.�

The elders looked to the sky, flashes of light could
be seen from the impact of the two combatants.  The
elders felt the tremors as they were getting stronger
each time.  The watched as a streak of light came
crashing into a nearby mountain almost demolishing it.
 In unison they all nodded, �Good idea, let�s evacuate
the village.�

It took nearly fifteen minutes for the village to be
deserted.  Every once and while she would look to try
and get a glimpse of who was fighting.  Cologne had
lived a long life and she had never felt power like
the two were giving off.  During the fight the area
became a war zone, trees were burnt to cinders. 
Mountains were nearly destroyed.  Cologne was afraid
that if the fight lasted any longer, then the village
would be no more.

Turning her attention back to her task, she went into
huts to make sure everyone was safe away from the
village.  The elders also made a beeline to get out of
harms way.  Exiting the hut, Cologne looked to the sky
as her eyes widened.  One of the fighters unleashed a
huge energy blast that engulfed the other fighter. 
The person was falling, smoke trailing behind him as
he fell to the ground below.

Still hovering in the air, the other fighter spotted
her as he made his way slowly toward her.  Cologne was
old and a very formidable fighter, but she felt
nervous and afraid for the only the few times in her
life.  When he landed she was taken back by his
appearance.

He was green and bald with what appeared to be two
attenas sticking out of his forehead.  His physique
was very muscular as he was holding one of his arms. 
She assumed the purplish liquid coming from his mouth
was blood.  Even though he looked like a monster
something inside told her the opposite.

�Please help me.�  With that he fell on his knees and
landing face first into the ground unconscious.

Cologne didn�t know what to do.  Whoever the person
was could easily destroy everyone in the village.  It
would be safer to kill him, but the voice in her mind
kept on returning.  Saying to keep him alive.

With a huff, she picked him up and dashed toward her
hut.  Opening her front door she made her way to the
bedroom and lied him down.  �The council�s going to
give me hell for this.�  Looking down at the
unconscious green fighter.  �You better be worth the
trouble.�

***

Everyone that evacuated the village started coming
back when they noticed that it was quiet again. 
Slowly, the village went back to normal.  Unbeknownst
to them that one of the fighters was recuperating in
Cologne�s hut, except for the council.

�Cologne what were you thinking?  You should have
killed him.  He�s too dangerous to live.  You saw what
those two did to our land.�

�Yes, I�m well aware of what they�re capable of, but
I�m telling you it�s a mistake to kill him.�

Cologne called an emergency meeting, telling them who
was staying at the hut.  Musk came up behind Mascara,
whispering in her ear.  �You know you can take
advantage of this situation.  The position would be
guaranteed if you were the one to execute him in front
to the village.  Your power would be assured.�

Mascara thought about what was just said and nodded. 
Down at the opposite end of the table Lilac was
mentioning the same idea to Orchid.  Cologne just
watched the scene, she knew that something was about
to happen.

Orchid rose and spoke, �I think we should adjourn for
an hour.  We�re all in agreement that nobody speak
about our visitor.�

Mascara also stood, �I also agree.�

With those words the council left the building,
Cologne quickly went back to her house.  Walking in
and closing the door behind her.  She went into her
room and found the green skinned fighter sitting on
her bed.  Looking at him she didn�t realize how big he
really was, �How are you feeling?�

�Great, I must thank-you for giving me the time to
heal.�  Opening and closing his hands.  

�Well to be honest, I thought about killing you.  If
it wasn�t for this voice telling me to keep you
alive.�

�I guess I should thank you for that.�  Looking
around, �Where am I?�

�You�re in the village of the Joketsuzoku in the
Qinghai province of China.�

�Great,� shaking his head, �that�s what I was afraid
of.  Is this planet called Earth.�

�What do you mean �this planet�?�

Sighing, �You see I�m from Earth, but a different
version from yours.  In my battle I used a technique
that was very powerful.  At the same time so did my
opponent.  Our attacks must have ripped the time space
continuum sending us to your world.�  Looking around I
must find a way to get back.

�What is your name?  You can call me Cologne�

�Oh, sorry. You can call me Kami.� 

�You�re kidding, I�ve never met God before.�  

Kami laughed, �No not like that.  I�m the watcher and
protector of my Earth.�  Kami saw the mistrust in
Cologne.  He would have a hard time convincing her
he�s speaking the truth.  An idea came to him. 
Quickly, Kami placed his hand on tope of Cologne�s
head.

Before she could react images flooded into her mind. 
She saw his eagerness to be kami.  He went as far as
to expel the evil from his body.  The countless
battles he has been involved all for the good of his
planet.  The creation of the Dragonballs was what
interested her the most.  The images faded as he took
his hand away.

�Sorry, that was the only way that I could convince
you that I�m telling the truth.�

Cologne nodded, �I understand, and I may know of a way
to get you back to your own world.�  Cologne motioned
for Kami to be quiet, outside she heard Mascara and
Orchid arguing.  �Damn, I thought I would have more
time.�

�What�s happening?�

�Theirs a power struggle for the head position on the
council.  You my friend are the key to that position. 
Nobody knows you�re here except everyone in the
council.  If they would bring you out in front of the
village�..�

Kami nodded, �And kill me.  They would destroy a
monster and their popularity would soar.�

�Exactly.�  Cologne listened to the arguing.  �We need
to get you out of here.�  Going to the windows she
opened the shutters.  Sticking her head out, she
sighed with relief that nobody was around.  Jumping
out of the window she made her across motioning for
Kami to follow her.  

Quickly, Kami followed.  Diving out of the window he
hit and rolled on the ground coming to his feet. 
Cologne crossed a little side road as she went between
two houses.  Kami followed closely behind, stopping
abruptly.  �I have to get to the treasury.�  Just then
she heard Orchid and Mascara barging into her hut. 
She was going to make them pay somehow.

Cologne was leading Kami through the village as
Mascara and Orchid left the hut.  Reaching the
treasury they quickly slipped in closing the door
behind them.  Entering the hut it was the largest
building in the village.  The circular building had
shelves lining ordained with treasury.  To Kami it was
a magnificent site, he never thought that such a
village could have so much wealth.  In the middle of
the floor all the large treasures sat, chests of all
shape and sizes were lying around.  Looking around
Cologne immediately found the item she was looking
for.

The staff was made out of marble with ancient writings
running along the staff.  The top of the staff had a
phoenix in gold with its wings spread out.  The
phoenix was holding in its talons a blue sapphire. 

Cologne held out the staff.  �This is the Fei Long
staff.  It was used thousands of years ago as a quick
transportation device.  There were many spread over
Asia.  Our ancestors lived in a time where men
dominated the land.  We dispersed the staffs out to
make travel safe.  Now this is the only staff that
remains.�

�What�s the drawback?�

�Only one person can be sent at a time and the caster
cannot use the staff on themselves.�

Kami understood, �Which is the reason why you had more
than one staff.  So nobody would be stranded.  Okay so
what do I have to do?�

�I need you to think of the place you want to go.  A
place where you�ve already been on your world.�

�And this will work?�

Cologne shrugged, �Theoretically.�

Kami grumbled, �Great.  Well lets get started.�

Sitting on the ground, Kami closed his eyes as he
thought of the many wonders of his world.  Settling on
his home where Mr. Popo would be waiting for him. 
Cologne watched satisfied that it was the time she
started to chant the ancient dialect.  Holding the
staff in her hand, the sapphire started to glow.  Once
the spell was finished, she yelled out the final words
as a beam of light fired from the gem.  The
beam-surrounded kami, slowly he started to dissipate.

�Thank-you Cologne, hopefully one day I will be able
to repay you.�  With his final words Kami disappeared.

Cologne smiled, �You never know.�

The doors flew open as Mascara and Orchid rushed in
catching Cologne off guard.  �Where is he?�

�I�m sorry, but I thought for the good of the village.
 It was best to send him home.�

Mascara sneered, �Oh did you now.  You will be judged
by the council in one hour.�  With those words,
Mascara and Orchid left the treasury.

Narrowing her eyes, Cologne knew that she had to make
sure that those two never gained control of the
council.  Hopping onto her staff, Cologne hopped out
of the treasury.  Smiling that she was glad that she
saved Kami�s life.

******

Smoking on her pipe, Cologne gazed into the flames. 
�I never saw him after that day.�  Looking over, she
saw a snoring Ranma leaning against a log.  �Wake Up,�
as she whacked him over the top of his head with her
cane.

�Owww,� quickly sitting up, �Whad u do that for?�

�Will you listen up boy.  Now in the memories Kami
passed on to me.  On his Earth there are these items
called Dragonballs.  When all of them are collected,
they will give the person one wish.�

Ranma perked up, �Really?�

Cologne nodded, �They are small orange balls labeled
with one through seven stars.�

�A piece of cake.�

�Don�t get so cocky son-in-law.  From what I�ve seen
they are some of the strongest fighters in the
universe.  One person could easily destroy a planet. 
You need a lot of training so you should get some
sleep.  Your training starts tomorrow.�

Ranma just gulped.

***
  
They�ve been traveling for most of the day; Cologne
told Ranma that their destination was Fukui.  She knew
of somebody who would be able to take them back to
China.  The sun was starting to set and she knew that
Ranma had to reserve some of his energy for the
training she had planned.  Emerging from the forest,
Cologne stopped and looked around.  Ranma stopped and
stood next to her.  �This is a good spot to set up for
the night.�

The next half an hour they spent setting up camp and
getting the fire started.  Once everything was
completed, Cologne addressed the young pig-tailed
martial artist.  �Tomorrow we should reach Fukui, I
think it would be best if we start your training now. 
Once we�re in China, you�ll need to be already used to
your powers.�  Taking her cane and pointing it to
Ranma�s shirt, �Take off your shirt.�

�What!?  Are you crazy?  What kind of pervert are
you?�

Cologne glared at Ranma, �Quit your complaining.  This
is part of your training.  Now stop bashful and take
off your shirt!�

Ranma gulped, he�d rather not have to deal with an
angry old ghoul.  Slowly he started taking his shirt
off.  Dropping it onto the ground, �Now what?�

�Sit down and relax.�  Cologne waited as Ranma sat
cross-legged.  Walking behind him, she started at his
back.  Quickly she tapped a series of points from his
neck down his spine to his tailbone.

Ranma felt little taps as a strange sensation was
taking place all over his body.  With each tap the
sensation was growing stronger and stronger.  His body
was getting hot all over, glaring at Cologne who moved
in front of him.  �What did you do old ghoul?�

Smiling, �Everybody has the ability to harness and
channel ki.  Through training and practice, a person
can harness that power.  What people don�t know is
that the body actually has a defensive mechanism
keeping the power dormant.  The training allows the
body to slowly destroy those barriers until the body
is ready to harness such power.�

Looking at his hands, he felt his body start to go on
fire, �What would happen if somebody wasn�t ready to
yield such power?�

Nonchalantly, �Oh.  They would probably burn from the
inside, out.�

�What!?�

Laughing, �Don�t worry.  Even though I destroyed those
barriers.  I wouldn�t have done it unless I knew you
were ready.  Now sit there and meditate.  I want you
bringing your new power under control.�

Ranma sat there and closed his eyes.  The power he was
feeling was incredible.  He never felt so strong
before, but he could also feel it trying to consume
him from inside.  His body felt as if it was on fire. 
Sweat was pouring down his face as Ranma fought to
keep his body under control.

Cologne watched, studying Ranma.  She was amazed at
how much control the boy had.  It took her many years
to perfect the techniques Ranma learned in a few days.
 The boy was special.  There were no questions about
it.  She just wondered if he would be strong enough to
perform the task that lied ahead of him.

A soft blue glow started surrounding Ranma.  Minute by
minute the glow was becoming brighter.  The wind
started swirling around him, as his aura was becoming
brighter and stronger.  Ranma sat there motionless,
little did he know that his hair started sticking
straight up.  Sparks of energy surrounded his body,
slowly his hair was changing from black to red.  The
change was subtle, but eventually it went back to his
natural color of black.  In a brilliant flash all his
energy was unleashed.  The effects of Ranma�s powers
caused a shockwave that sent Cologne flying.  The
trees and bushes swayed hard under the heavy winds.  

Ranma looked down at his hands.  The power he felt was
unbelievable.  He felt stronger, faster, as if he was
invincible.  Looking at his arms he could tell his
muscle mass increased by the exuberant amount of power
coursing through his body.  Punching in the air, he
smirked.  �I never knew power felt like this.�
 
Cologne looked over at Ranma who was standing.  Her
eyes grew wide at the sight of the young man.  His
aura surrounded him, blazing with fury.  Never in her
life had she seen such power.  Whispering to herself,
�I may have created a monster.�

***

The wind was blowing, as the forest was unusually
quiet.  In a clearing, Ranma stood in front of the
person responsible for killing his friends.  �You
monster.  You�re responsible for their deaths.�

The figure just laughed.  His back was turned to
Ranma.  The hooded cape flowed around him as a blue
aura surrounded the stranger.  �You have no idea what
true power is.�  Turning and firing an energy blast
toward Ranma.  

Ranma couldn�t doe anything, as he brought his arms up
to try and block the shot.  The blast engulfed him. 
All he could hear was laughter in the background.

Waking, Ranma quickly sat up frantically looking
around.  Sweat was pouring down his face as he wiped
the bangs that were sticking to his forehead.

Standing next to him, Cologne sensed the turmoil
growing in the young man.  Ranma his feeling well, but
she could tell that he hurt inside.  �Are you having
the same dream.�

Rubbing the sleep from his eyes, Ranma nodded.  �I
can�t seem to get that monster out of my head.�

�There�s a creek not too far from here.  Why don�t you
go wash-up while I cook our breakfast.�

�Yeah okay, When do you think we�ll reach Fukui?�

�Later today, on the way we�ll train some more and get
you used to those new powers of yours.�

Happy with the answer, Ranma left to go wash up. 
Cologne took out the pot and some ingredients from her
bag.  When Ranma came back, Cologne had finished the
meal.  It didn�t take them long to eat and finish
packing everything up.  

Ranma liked the wind rushing through his hair.  He
felt as if he was flying, even though he wasn�t. 
Before leaving camp, Cologne told Ranma that he would
be running the rest of the way.  What he didn�t expect
was Cologne riding on his shoulders.  

Smirking, �It doesn�t hurt that you�re getting a free
ride.  Now why is it that you�re riding on my
shoulders?�

Cologne just smiled, �I need to monitor your power
level.  This is a tricky time and you have to keep
your power in control.�

�I think I�m doing a good job.�

Cologne knew that was an understatement.  The way he
was running she figured they were traveling close to
65 km/hr.   Shaking her head, the boy was getting
stronger by the second.  She would have to watch him
closely.  He still didn�t know how to utilize his
power and that could be a danger to him and everyone
around them. 
 
They arrived in Fukui by nightfall.  The town was
quiet except for the few who were walking the streets
at night.  Very few cars passed by them, as they
walked along the sidewalk.  Heading to the docks,
Cologne had already booked passage on a ship that only
Amazon villagers knew about.  

Arriving at the vessel, Ranma was shocked to see a
very sleek and fast looking boat.  The captain of the
ship was an older woman who greeted the Matriarch with
respect.  Bowing, �<Nihao honorable elder.>�  

�<Please, no need for such formalities, my old
friend.>�

�<How did life treat you in Japan?>�  Looking at the
young man, �<Is this the prize everyone is talking
about?>�

�<Yes, I�m taking him back to the village.  Don�t tell
anybody though, I want it to be a surprise.>�

�<Of course,>� Looking around, �<Where�s Xian-Pu?>�

�<Taking care of some other matters.  I seemed it was
best that I introduced the young man to the village
first.>�

Ranma looked at the two women.  He had no clue what
they were talking about, but the look the other woman
was giving him.  Made him nervous, he didn�t like
being in the dark.

�Welcome to the Musk Hunter.  Please make yourself
comfortable.  You�ll find the cabins down below.  This
is a very fast ship and it will probably take through
the night to reach the mainland.�

Following Cologne onto the boat.  They made their way
to a staircase that led down below deck.  Pointing to
a door, �You�ll take this room.  I suggest getting
some sleep.�

Ranma didn�t say a word.  He opened the door and shut
it behind him.  The cabin was no bigger than a closet,
but it had a cot against the wall.  He staggered, as
the boat headed out to sea.  Setting his bag down, he
lied down on the cot and instantly fell asleep.

***

He woke with a pounding on the door.  Ranma quickly
stood and opened the door; �We just landed.  You�ll
need to get off the boat before customs gets on board.
 If you get caught they will throw you in jail.�

Ranma grabbed his bag and headed to the top deck where
he found Cologne watching the docks.  She waved him
over, �Get over here�

Watching customs come aboard, Ranma and Cologne hid
behind some boxes that were left on deck.  When the
officials had their backs turned Cologne motioned for
him to follow.  Cologne leapt over the railing and
cleared the distance over the water to land on the
walkway.  Without breaking she jumped onto a nearby
rooftop closely followed by Ranma.

Making that they were not spotted, Cologne turned to
Ranma.   �There�s a train station not too far from
here.  It�ll take most of the day to reach the small
village.  From the village there will be about a day�s
hike.�

Walking across the rooftop, they jumped down into an
alleyway.  Walking out they blended in with the
people.  Heading toward the train station, Ranma was
relieved that he wore Chinese clothing.  He blended in
and didn�t stick out like a sore thumb.  Looking
around there were shops and vendors lining both side
of the street.  He forgot how much he loved China.  He
never felt freer than his time he spent in the
country.  Even with his dictator of a father.

Entering the train station, Cologne had Ranma step off
to the side as she went to a ticket booth.  Looking
back she watch him as he stood there fidgeting
nervously.  Paying for the tickets, she grabbed them
and hopped over to Ranma.  �The train going to depart
in a few hours I think we should eat because it�s
going to be a long trip.�

***

Ranma watched as the landscape was just flying by.  He
wasn�t used to sitting for long periods of time and it
was killing him.  He would much rather run
cross-country than sit on a train.  Sighing he
continued to look out the window.  Wondering when they
were going to get there. 

Cologne studied Ranma; she had to admit that he had a
great burden put on his shoulders.  He was still so
very young and had so much responsibility.  It was a
wonder that he didn�t crack and succumb to the
pressure.  She was still skeptical that he would
succeed in his mission, but Ranma continuously
surprised her.  She had to admit he was one
extraordinary boy.

The train arrived in a small village.  Workers were
already loading and unloading cargo off of the rear
trailers.  Stepping off of the train, Ranma instantly
recognized the village they were in.  It was the same
village him and his pop stopped at before going to
Jusenkyou.  

Cologne didn�t want to stay long.  They were very
close to the village and she was well known throughout
the area.  Whispering to Ranma, �Let�s get out of here
before I�m recognized.�

Quickly leaving the village behind, the two headed off
into the forest.  They didn�t hike fore long as the
sun was setting quickly.  They stopped and set up
camp.  �Follow me Ranma, I need to teach you one more
lesson.�

�What are you going to teach me?�

�You�re going to learn the ultimate technique a
martial artist can learn.�  Cologne held out her out
her hands and fired a small purple ball that struck a
tree and caused a small explosion.  

Ranma mouth dropped as he looked at Cologne and then
the destroyed tree.  He kept looking back and forth. 
�How did you do that?�

�Hold out your hand just like I did.�  Ranma followed
her instructions.  �Then concentrate, feel your power
course through your body.  Let it flow all around. 
Now focus that power going into your arms and hands.� 
She watched as he started forming a blue ball.

Cologne was in disbelief that he was already forming a
chi ball.  Realizing he was holding it for too long,
�Let it go before it explodes on you.�

Picturing the ball being released from his hand, Ranma
thrust his hand out as the ball flew into a tree.  The
top part of the tree was completely blown away.

�Very good,�  

Looking down at his hands, �But how,�  

�Your instincts took over.  I didn�t even have to tell
you what to do next.  You automatically knew what to
do.  Your control needs to be better though; I want
you to practice some more.  Don�t use too much power. 
We�re too close to the village and you may alert
them.�

Cologne walked off to camp leaving Ranma behind to
practice on his own.  Concentrating he called forth
his chi.   He felt the immense power swelling in him,
remembering Cologne�s warning.  Ranma lowered his
power, bringing his hands back Ranma concentrated. 
Building his power he brought his hand forward firing
a chi blast from his hands.  The blast was small, but
he got the idea.  

For the next few hours Ranma trained in the darkness
calling forth his chi.  He knew that he had to
conserve his energy.  The next day was the day he
would go the other world and he didn�t know what he
was going to expect.  Heading back to the camp, his
stomach lets him know that it�s time to eat.  

Walking up to Ranma, �we need to talk about tomorrow.�

�What about,�

�Well when we reach the village we will not have
anytime to talk.  I need you to know what I know about
the other world.  Just stay still and don�t move.� 
Cologne put he hand on Ranma�s forehead.  Instantly
images of the other world popped into his head.  He
was looking at everything Kami showed Cologne that day
in her hut.  When she was finished she collapsed onto
the ground.  

Ranma quickly rushed to her side, �are you alright?�

Cologne smiled, �yes, I just need to rest.  Remember
those images, because they are the key to me sending
you there.�

Ranma nodded as he watched Cologne fall into
unconsciousness.  Picking her up, he laid her on her
bedroll.   Lying down on his own, Ranma looked up at
the stars.  He was soon going to be on a different
planet.  He didn�t know what to think about the
situation.  All he knew was that he was going to get
those balls.  Closing his eyes he fell asleep.

*** 

Looking at the village entrance, Cologne was glad that
there were not that many people up so early in the
morning.  Only one person guarded the gate, and she
was sleeping herself.  Motioning for Ranma to follow
her.  They quickly went past the guard into the
village.  They moved so fast that the normal eye
couldn�t keep track of them.  Stopping by a hut they
scanned the area, quickly they backed themselves
against a hut as two villagers pasted by them.  Once
they past Ranma let out his breath he didn�t realize
he was holding.

Looking around the house she didn�t see anybody in
sight, slowly stepping out she quickly crossed the
small road.  Ranma followed in step right behind her. 
The treasury was in her sight, as she didn�t break her
stride.  Opening the door, Cologne quickly shut it
right behind Ranma.  Cologne didn�t stop she, grabbed
a piece of charcoal and made the markings on the
ground.  

�Sit in the circle.�  While Ranma was sitting in the
circle, Cologne went over and grabbed the staff.  �Now
think of the other world and stay focus on particular
place.  And one more thing, you have to make your wish
to go back before that monster killed everyone.  We
don�t know if the wish can bring everyone back and
you�ll not be able to come back for another year.  The
best thing would be to come back before and then we
can kill him.�  Ranma nodded.  Waiting for Ranma to
close her eyes, she started chanting.

***

Mascara was looking around the village, looking up at
the sky.  She knew it was going to be a beautiful day.
 Something caught her attention, she looked down at
the treasury and saw somebody she hadn�t seen in quite
awhile.  �What are you doing here?�  Quickly Mascara
was off to get the other elders, Finally she would
have her revenge on Cologne for ruining her chances of
being head of the council.  
 
***

The staff started to glow, as Cologne was finishing
the spell.  With her final words, the jewel shot out a
beam that struck Ranma.  He started disappearing,
opening his eyes.  Bye, see you later.

The doors flew open, guards came rushing in grabbing
Cologne.  Ranma couldn�t do anything, with a final cry
he vanished.  Cologne smiled, she succeeded.  Now it
was up to Ranma, it didn�t matter what happened to
her.  If he made the wish right, everything would be
right again.

� Well Cologne, it looks as if you violated this
villages laws.  You know the rules for this extreme
crime.�

Nodding, �Yes I do,�

�I have the authority from the council members,� Each
one of the elders came into the hut looking grave and
sad.  �They are here to witness your death.�  With a
dagger in her hand, Mascara drove it into Cologne. 
Whispering in her ear, �I finally have my revenge.�

Blood started coming from Cologne�s mouth and her
clothes were turning crimson.  �You may have won this
time Mascara, but I will be back.�

�Only in a different lifetime Cologne, Only in a
different lifetime.�

Cologne closed her eyes for the last time as her body
went limp.

******
Picollo fired another blast at Goku, who easily dodged
the attack. Goku loved to train, and was relieved that
Picollo was free. He watched as Picollo fired another
blast that Goku easily swatted away.  The blast
hurtled toward the ground at lightning speed. Causing
a huge explosion

�You�ve become powerful Goku.�

�You�ve become strong yourself.  It feels great to be
back in action.  Hey I want to thank you for taking
care of Gohan while I was gone.  I�m glad that you
were able to hand Garlic Jr. �

�It was actually your son who was able to defeat that
monster.  He is incredibly strong.�

Goku laughed, �That�s my boy.�

�Hmph, Like father like son.�  Without warning he shot
an energy blast toward Goku.  He didn�t bother to
move, when it was in range.  Goku swatted the blast
way.

***

Ranma fell hard on the ground as he watched the portal
slowly close.  Getting up he looked around, he didn�t
see anything different from this Earth.  Sensing
something, he turned as he saw an energy blast heading
straight toward him.  He was just able to move out of
the way as the blast hit the ground.  Getting caught
in the blast, he was thrown knocking in to a tree. 
Flying through the tree he impacted with a mountain
causing rocks and boulders to pile on top of him.

***

Goku and Picollo witnessing the whole event rushed
over to the strange boy quickly picking up the
boulders off of him.  They slowly turned him over as
blood was coming from his mouth.  Stepping back,
something about the boy caused a strange sensation in
Goku.  Pushing the feelings back he was relieved that
the boy was still alive.  

�I need to get him to Bulma�s!�  As Goku took the boy
over his shoulders, touch my arm.  Goku put his middle
and index finger to his forehead, and instantly they
vanished from the scene.

End of Chapter 1

-------------

Author�s note, whew this has been a long rewrite and
finally I�m done.  I didn�t like how the story was
flowing and I think I ended with something better.  I
will be taking parts of the old chapter 2 and 3 to
make up chapter 2 and will be adding new scenes to it.
 This chapter took a lot out of me though and I can�t
give you an idea of when I will finish chapter 2.  I
have other projects I like to work on now.  Again C&C
are always welcomed

Dark_Ranma_S (Ranma13)
ranma13@yahoo.com
http://www.geocities.com/fanficshrine/index.htm



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